Repurposed Recordings What are Repurposed Recordings? They are the easiest way to get a book written. The Harshman Services team takes your videos, podcasts, or other recordings, and turns them into a book for you. Not only is a Repurposed Recording extremely easy for you, but because we include the editing and proofreading in our […]

Commonly misspelled words Some words are tricky, no matter how skilled at spelling a person might be. As a writing coach and editor, I find that the same commonly misspelled words come up again and again in the books and other documents I edit. Everyone has their own list of words that they find difficult […]

On a scale of 1 to 100 . . . how productive are you (really)? I bet you can take a guess, but it’s more fun to take a quiz! Productivity expert Michael Hyatt has just released this awesome quiz to help you determine how productive you really are—and how you can grow! It only […]

Goal SPA units Goal SPA units are the smallest practical actionable units (or pieces) into which you can break a goal. Goal SPA Units come in very handy when you want to set and accomplish micro goals. What is a micro goal? A micro goal is a bite-sized, usually single-step goal. It can be part of […]

Become a Freelance Editor Every week for the last eight years, at least one person has asked me how to become a freelance editor. That’s a lot of you! I’ve been intending to create a course on that topic for you, but today, I can give you a list of books that will get you […]

The freelance world is largely unregulated, so it’s not too surprising that there are unethical editors out there. I try to focus on the positive, and just stay away from people who lie, cheat, or steal (or any number of other baddies). But it occurs to me that many people don’t know what is and […]

Nick Pavlidis, podcaster, entrepreneur, and author of Confessions of a Terrible Husband: Lessons Learned from a Lumpy Couch, has been a client of Harshman Services since early 2017, but we met online years ago on a forum for entrepreneurs. The first thing I saw of Nick was his logo, next to a post he had […]

Writing is full of words that indicate judgment. That might sound shocking, but it’s not necessarily bad. Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes we want readers to believe certain things, and the words we use can lead them down a particular path. The entire industry of copywriting is based on that, but every writer does it. Being […]

Would you like a book that helps you be more creative? Wouldn’t it be nice to pull one off your shelf any time you get stuck? Then you could just thumb through it, get the inspiration you need, and get back to work! A book that helps you be more creative Roger von Oech should […]

Wired for Story says that stories may be more important than opposable thumbs are to humans. People have a natural affinity for story. Just look at any toddler. “Will you tell me a story, Mommy?” was what I heard most often from my children. That may be the most oft-repeated request among that age group. […]